I’ve never posted before but this has been on my mind, so I wanted to see if any else thinks this! I’ll keep it kinda short and sweet just because I just want to see everyone else’s opinion on this.
I think this is unpopular because I think everyone else thinks that K-pop representative GG and Nations GG are like the “same” I guess. More so, I always see these titles are aimed towards BP and Twice (probably because I keep up with both and like both!) I personally feel like Blackpink are way more successful and well known globally, which is why I think they deserve the title of K-pop representative GG. The amount of talk that is about BP (at least within the west) is crazy. People who don’t know much about K-pop at least know who BP and BTS are. Especially with how successful The Album did with its release, HYLT peaking at 33 in BB hot 100, The Album making a million in pre-sale orders and debuting at 2 in BB 200. Also no one else besides BTS and BP have debuted a Korean song within the hot 100. In my opinion, they’re like the female counterparts to BTS in that K-pop would not be as well known in the west without these two pillars.
However Twice are known to be way more successful within Korea and Japan, and are growing which is why I think they deserve the title of Nations GG. I do see them gaining slightly more traction within the U.S. as 2021 was a pretty big year for them! Finally hitting the BB Hot 100 with the Feels, top 5 in BB 200, their sales increase for F.O.L beating out More & More. They’ve always been a popular group in Korea since their rookie days, have the most daesangs for female group, and continually exceed in sales from their previous releases. But no matter how good their Korean releases are, I don’t think they would gain the same traction as BP. Who knows though, I can’t see into the future and maybe a future Korean single will chart on the BBhot 100 for them.
